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Social Security and Disabling Vision Impairments: Find Out about the SSA’s Special Rules for Blind Americans and Americans with No Vision
One of the things that blind Americans and Americans with low vision or vision impairments may wonder is what options to compensation they have under the federal Social Security program. Indeed, while there are many types of different disabling impairments that may qualify a Social Security Disability applicant to Social Security Disability benefits, there… Read More »
Waiting for Your Social Security Disability Benefits? You Are Not Alone
One thing that many Social Security Disability benefits applicants may have in common is that they may have waited quite a long time to get their Social Security Benefits application approved, and to get Social Security Disability checks in hand. Indeed, if you think that it has been a while since you last appealed… Read More »
Social Security Administration Federal Worker Cuts and Your Benefits – What You Need to Know
With the Trump administration, including private business owner Elon Musk, making cuts to the jobs of countless federal workers, some Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients are wondering how the Social Security Disability benefits application process may be impacted, and what they can do to get legal help with the speedier processing of… Read More »
Social Security Set to “Crackdown” on Social Security Disability Overpayments – Learn All About Social Security Overpayments
The Social Security Administration is set to “crackdown” on Social Security Disability payments, and both those who receive and those who have applied for Social Security Disability benefits may be wondering what this means for them. According to reports, the Social Security Administration is “reinstating a more aggressive policy on recovering billions of dollars… Read More »
Disabled Woman Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis Finally Granted Social Security Disability Benefits after Initial Application Rejected – Find Out Where to Get Help with Obtaining Social Security Disability Benefits Due to You
Many Social Security Disability applicants and recipients throughout the country have a story to tell about how they finally were granted important Social Security Disability benefits to help them survive. For some, the process was simple and straightforward, and they were granted benefits on their initial application. For the vast majority of Social Security… Read More »
Understanding Social Security Credits: How They Impact Your Benefits
To qualify for Social Security benefits, you must earn at least 40 credits throughout your working life. These credits determine your eligibility for retirement, disability, and survivors benefits but do not affect the amount you receive. How Social Security Credits Are Earned Since 1978, you can earn up to four credits per year based… Read More »
One Thing Most Americans Agree On: No Cuts to Social Security Disability
It is rare that even a small group of people, let alone the over 330 million Americans that live in the United States, can all agree on something. From how schools should run, to gun control, to immigration, healthcare, and everything else political under the sun, Americans have a lot to say, and those… Read More »
Decoding Evidence Your Social Security Disability Case – Three Things Your Administrative Law Judge May Learn from Your Medical Records
When a person is disabled from working on a permanent basis, they may be interested in obtaining important Social Security Disability benefits to help them financially to survive while they are unable to work. For some Social Security Disability benefits applicants, especially those who are at an advanced age, meet a Social Security Disability… Read More »
U.S. Legislators Introduce Bill that Would Allow Disabled Americans to Marry Without Social Security Impacts
A new piece of legislation introduced in the United States Senate this week aims to address the issue Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients currently face if they head down the aisle and say “I do.” According to national news reports, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the bill, which… Read More »
Appeals in the Social Security Disability Applications Process: What You Need to Know about Appealing Your Denial of Social Security Disability Benefits
Most disabled Americans likely know about the important federal program that helps disabled and retired individuals financially called Social Security Disability Insurance. The Social Security Disability Insurance (or “SSDI”) program administered by the Social Security Administration entitles eligible disabled or retired Americans to collect monthly cash benefits so that they can survive while they… Read More »